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Hilton's Monthly Picks
for February 2004
By Joe Hilton of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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Agnes Parker... Girl in Progress
By Kathleen O'Dell
Agnes is now in the sixth grade and things are changing
quickly. She has made a new friend and she working
on keeping her old best friend. On top of this Agnes
would like to act more confident.
Grades 5-7
Cold Tom
By Sally Prue
Tom's own Tribe is hunting him down and he must
escape to the home of the demons. When he is discovered
by two young demons, Tom realizes that he cannot escape
the Tribe without their help.
Grades 4-7
Hill Hawk Hattie
By Clara Gillow Clark
Hattie dress up like a boy and helps her father transport
logs down the Delaware River from New York to Philadelphia
in the late 1800s.
Grades 5-7
Hoot
By Carl Hiaasen
A funny story about Roy who moves to Florida and joins
forces with Beatrice and Mullet Fingers to handle
a bully, and try to save the threaten environment
of a colony of burrowing owls.
Grades 5+
The Last Treasure
By Janet S. Anderson
Zee Smith returns to the Smith Family home that he
has not seen since he was born. There are hidden treasures
that according to legend, only a child can find. Zee
and his cousin, Jess, think they might be able to
uncover the buried treasure.
Grades 5-8
Macaroni Boy
By Katherine Ayers
Mike Costa family owns a food business. It is 1933
and life in the Great Depression is very hard for
all families. When Mike discovers that something is
killing the rats in the city, he wonders if this has
anything to do with his grandfather's illness.
Grades
5-7
Joe's Classic Choice:
The House of Dies Drear
By Virginia Hamilton
A former Underground Railroad station in Ohio becomes
for young Thomas his new home that is filled with
mystery, drama and history.
Grades 6-8
